The Xbox’s free-to-play, micro-transaction funded, Avatar based, community racing title Joy Ride has been delayed until sometime later this year. Initially scheduled to be released Winter ’09, the XBLA title has required some extra polishing, which can never be a bad thing, but no new release date has been mentioned.
Talking to Joystiq, Microsoft stated:
We’re thrilled to have unveiled Joy Ride at E3 2009, which will deliver a revolutionary gaming experience to the Xbox 360 community and put your Avatar behind the wheel. We’re committed to delivering the most robust experience to the community and are taking additional time to ensure we provide the best experience possible. We’re looking forward to launching Joy Ride in 2010. Stay tuned!
There hasn’t been much coverage for this title since E3 but Microsoft’s answer to ModNation should be getting a lot more this year in the run up to E3. As always, we’ll keep you posted.